Custom Meta Widget vs Simple Taxonomy Ordering

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

Custom Meta Widget moved down one install band, 8K+ to 7K+; Simple Taxonomy Ordering moved down one install band, 20K+ to 10K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Custom Meta Widget	Simple Taxonomy Ordering
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	7K–8K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-13% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 51	D · 51
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	5/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	91/100	91/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.6★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	23	28 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100	56/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	8.7y ago	3.6y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	406	7.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.2% ✓	2.5%
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Custom Meta WidgetSimple Taxonomy Ordering

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.